Stewart said he was expecting a fine on the play, which was penalized during the fourth quarter for roughing the passer but nullified by Newton’s intentional grounding. Per the league’s schedule of fines, $18,231 is the minimum issued for a first offense of roughing.

“I am upset about it, but it’s still football,” Stewart said. “It’s not going to change the way I play the game. I guess they got a job to do, too. … I will definitely appeal it.”

Marshall has said he, too, expected a fine for his third-quarter hit on Newton and admitted it appeared as though he launched at Newton’s head to try to tackle him. The fine of $24,309 is the minimum for “impermissible use of the helmet (including illegal launching).”

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton lies on the field after getting hit hard by the Broncos’ Darian Stewart and Shaquil Barrett (48) during the fourth quarter of the Broncos’ 21-20 win on Sept. 8, 2016.

“That’s a huge fine,” Marshall said. “I know what it looked like, but that’s a lot of money. So, yes, I’m upset about it. I wasn’t expecting that amount. Truth be told, I was expecting (Stewart) to get more than me.”

Marshall said he will “absolutely” appeal the fine, as well.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told The Washington Post on Monday that officials “missed at least one” illegal hit by Broncos defenders, who had at least four helmet-to-helmet hits against Newton in Denver’s season-opening victory.

“The one call that I’m aware of that they missed when he was moving back to the offensive line, back to the line of scrimmage, and he pulled back up and went to (being) a passer,” Goodell said, referring to Marshall’s hit. “He gets that passer protection when he’s in the passing mode. But the defender used a technique that we’ve been trying to get out of the game, frankly. He left his feet and went to the head. It’s ultimately all about the technique that’s used, that’s coached. And we want to make sure it’s not.”

The latest two fines, coupled with cornerback Bradley Roby’s $24,309 fine for a hit against the Los Angeles Rams in the preseason, brings the Broncos’ total money lost in fines to $66,849.

Nicki Jhabvala is the lead Broncos and NFL beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving at The Post in 2014, she spent nearly two years as a senior staff editor at The New York Times and five years at Sports Illustrated.

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